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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?
(a) Springs.
(b) Carisbrooke.
(c) Shanty Town.
(d) Claremont.

2. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?
(a) Kumalo.
(b) Msimangu.
(c) The girl.
(d) The reformatory worker.

3. What tribe does Kumalo belong to?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) Bantu.
(c) Sotho.
(d) Zulu.

4. What language does John prefer to speak?
(a) Zulu.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Afrikaans.

5. Where was the white man murdered?
(a) He was murdered on the street.
(b) He was murdered while working with poor blacks.
(c) He was murdered at the gold mines.
(d) He was murdered in his own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?

2. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?

3. What is the profession of the murdered white man?

4. What is the name of the village where Kumalo lives?

5. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?

(see the answer key)

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